Happy [Grieving] Birthday to MeMaybe it is because her house is empty or maybe because it is Christmas, maybe it is because President George H. W. Bush’s funeral…Continue Reading →
My Birthday Gift of DarknessTomorrow, December 7, is my birthday. However, I will not be with my family and friends. Rather, I will be surrounded with love, pain, joy,…Continue Reading →
Everything I Know, (Some of It) I Learned from My DadHe is going to kill me for doing this, but love it at the same time. He will call me and say, “You rascal!…Continue Reading →
My Birthday Wish to Disappear12.07.2010 “…happy birthday dear McCall. Happy birthday to you.” As the birthday song ended, I leaned over and blew out the candles teetering atop…Continue Reading →
Picking Up the PhoneToday, the matriarch of our family turns 92, just eight years short of a century. Just like century old oaks, Gaga is a pillar…Continue Reading →
A Letter To My SonFebruary 17, 2013 My dearest son, On your first birthday I can’t help but reflect back on the magnitude of this year and its…Continue Reading →
